Presidents
This Virginian was the first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
The US fought against this country in the War of 1812
What is Great Britain?
This is the term for a human-made waterway. Over 3,300 miles of them were built by 1840.
What is a canal?
By 1820, most slaves lived in this region of the United States
What is the South?
This man invented the cotton gin
Who is Eli Whitney?
During his presidency, the US purchased the Louisiana Territory from France
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The defense of Fort McHenry, located in this city, inspired the "Star Spangled Banner"
What is Baltimore?
While fast and luxurious, this mode of transportation was dangerous because they could explode
What are steamboats?
This was the term for the horrific voyage that slaves took on boats from Africa to the Americas
What is the Middle Passage?
This man invented the telegraph
Who is Samuel Morse?
This man was president during the War of 1812
Who is James Madison?
Thomas Jefferson wrote that the conquest of this territory would be a mere matter of marching
What is Canada?
The Erie Canal connects these two cities
What are Buffalo and Albany?
The production of this crop led to a dramatic demand for slave labor in the early to mid 1800s
What is cotton?
The Indian Removal Act was during this man's presidency
Who is Andrew Jackson?
he was the first president to be elected as a member of the Whig party
Who is William Henry Harrison?
Andrew Jackson became a national war hero for his victory at the Battle of this city, in 1815
What is New Orleans
The Champlain Canal connects these two bodies of water
What are Lake Champlain and the Hudson River?
This man led a deadly slave revolt in Virginia in 1831
Who is Nat Turner?
These two states entered the union as a result of the Missouri Compromise
What are Missouri and Maine?
Of the first 8 presidents, these three were not re-elected to a second term
Who are John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Martin Van Buren?
Successful on Lake Champlain, the Vergennes High School teams are named the Commodores in honor of this man
Who is Thomas Macdonough?
An educational replica of a canal-era schooner on Lake Champlain is named after this philanthropist
Who is Lois McClure?
In an effort to remove free blacks from the US, many were relocated to this colony (now country) in west Africa
What is Liberia?
Thousands of members of this tribe died on the Trail of Tears
Who are the Cherokee?